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Florida AG Pam Bondi asks federal court to keep gay marriage ban in place
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi wants a federal judge to keep the state’s ban on gay marriage in place despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision. Bondi on Friday contended in a court filing that there was a “great public interest in stability of the law” and that the ban should remain intact while the legal battles continue.
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Florida AG Pam Bondi files opposition to same-sex couple’s divorce
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Attorney General Pam Bondi is opposing a bid by a gay South Florida woman to obtain a divorce from her former partner.
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Florida AG now wants state Supreme Court to rule on same-sex marriage ban
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who has repeatedly called it her duty to defend the state’s ban on gay marriage, now wants the state’s highest court to decide whether the constitutional amendment is legal. Bondi’s office filed a request late Monday with the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Miami that asks the court to…
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Florida AG, governor say they will keep fighting to preserve gay marriage ban
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida will continue to fight to prohibit same-sex marriage even as other states are allowing it following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to ignore their appeals. The court’s decision to turn away appeals from five states prompted the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida as well as lawyers representing same-sex couples on …
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Supreme Court action puts pressure on Fla. AG over gay marriage appeals
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is being asked to drop her appeals in several ongoing lawsuits challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. The request was made Monday by groups opposed to the ban after the U.S. Supreme Court turned away appeals from five states seeking to prohibit gay and lesbian unions.
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Marriage News Watch: More states waiting for Supreme Court on marriage rulings
A surprising reveal this week from Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg about the court’s plans for taking up a marriage case — or maybe not taking up any. An Arkansas clerk breaks ranks with top state officials, declaring for the first time that the state’s marriage ban is unconstitutional. Plus: numerous states freeze their marriage lawsuits…
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Florida AG Pam Bondi appeals same-sex marriage rulings
MIAMI — Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi filed appeals late Friday on several rulings overturning the state’s ban on gay marriage. The motion argues the sole legal issue is the constitutional validity of the state ban and any changes should come from voters, not the courts. Florida voters approved the ban in 2008.
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Fla. officials file notice to appeal federal same-sex marriage ruling
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Defendants in two federal lawsuits challenging Florida’s marriage ban filed a notice Thursday that they are appealing the August 21 ruling by U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle overturning Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Charlie Crist urges Fla. governor not to appeal same-sex marriage ruling
Former Florida governor Charlie Crist, who won this week’s Democratic primary in his bid to return to the governor’s office, sent a letter Friday to GOP Gov. Rick Scott, urging him not to appeal the recent federal court declaring Florida’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional.
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Fla. court rejects Bondi’s request to delay same-sex marriage appeals
MIAMI — A Miami-based appeals court has rejected Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s request that two same-sex marriage cases be delayed until the U.S. Supreme Court decides the issue nationally. The 3rd District Court of Appeal ruled Thursday that the cases from Miami-Dade and Monroe counties will move forward.